I bought a braided money tree (Pachira aquatica) I separated the five plants into their own pots. I'm going to let them fatten up and then put them in a bonsai pot as a forest planting.

I also made my first order from out of Africa. I ordered an Pachypodium cf eburneum and Pachypodium densiflorum var brevicalyx B. I've tried both of these from seed but wasn't successful so I decided to just get plants this time.

Nice Dorestenia. I still haven't managed to convince the succulent guy at Tropiflora to part with a gorgeous specimen there, but I'm still working on him. Those are marvelous plants. How old is that plant, Adam?

Yes Hetty, there are two dorstenias gigas there....one is the in the way, way back where my Uncarina trees are being held for me until I can pick them up...Ray is VERY territorial about that stuff but there's a few smaller fellows in a different greenhouse that aren't as $$$$....except they are behind that blasted orange snow fence that means, "Not For You!"

I'm unsure of when to start watering. They have no leaves. So I think they're dormant. When I watered my Pachypodium horombense when it had no leaves to try to bring it out of dormancy it rotted.
So should I wait until they grow leaves?
I want to be extra careful with these.

Various sources say that the roots of caudiciforms should not be allowed to completely dry out and that this can cause trouble later in the year.
The mistake I made with the Pachypodium horombense was that I started giving it full waterings.
With the ones I just got in I will wait until Tuesday and start spraying the surface of the potting medium every two weeks until they break dormancy.

Don't water if they're dormant. It isn't water that triggers them out of dormancy, it's sunlight and warmth. If you allow the roots to dry out THEN water, they will surely rot. Keep the medium slightly moist on top to prevent total evaporation but never water all the way through. It is not easy when they're in little pots like this. I have a long PDF on Pachypodium culture if you want me to email it to you.